Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-07

The eanaze.
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aoztais presented 10 The Senate tosny
ana rsfesFed we're the followtnR.
fsg Edmnnds-frgm Q oommittee OF
ths 0snsrei Oon7snaism u the Profess
ank EpiseofMl churches. prayina
CoaRFsas 70 psovsds fer obtsinine stetis
fies u marriage and divorces.
b Blaif-k iaERs number from VAR
Gus organizations IN al parts Of TIE
eounfry, aeklnR legislation 70 pfsye1t
che violation Of Ihs sabbath 10 the Fua-
ming Of railway trains.
Amnne bills inHoaueed and referred
wse one By Vance, - pf0iect minors 10
eha Diesfiat Of Coiumbia.
Edmupds. from the Commiites 90
Roxafan Relations. reported bill 70 30
eospofats tbe Martins Oanei Oompany
Of Nicaragua.
Msnderson bEoueht before the Sen.
efa the eass 81 siatEm against the Rsg-
eminent Of Mexico for The killing of
Cautafn Emmets Crawford, in 0ou1-
maud Of United Hsasea tfo0pa IN par
snif Of Gosontme, By Mexieaa troops,
Il Mckee, IL January, le66, statioR
that : stronger end mere nfReBt bill foF
Indemnity should BE- mads for ths re-
lief Of Captain Ofasfotd's heirs. Tie
bill uas referred.
Ths Senate then took up the TesoIu-
dion offered yesterday By AskheFsen,
calling on She Secretary Of the Treasury
for q statsmont Of the Indebtedness Of
PaniHo railway oompanisa 20 she Gov
ernmeut. and as 70 the eject Of tie
funding bili thereon.
Hear withdrew bis smendment cali
ina for an additional staiensnt Of The
disputed question between the Govern
meat and the companies. stating that
IA object wuuld be equally eAect6d
wndsK lhe original resolution.
Edmundalsaid she report Of the Com
missioner Of railroads.. General John-
sfon, answered every question IN the
resolution oompleteis and fully, and 10
Detail e. 10 the latter part u tbe sesolu-
tier, u requested merely an opinton on
the subisss o. arithmetio. n the sens
cor fram New Jersey wanted Il be I'D
mundsl had ne objection.
Tha Feaoluiion vas agreed TO.
The Honafs, o ! motion Of Mitchell Of
Panuaylya1ia. took Up the bill giving z
pension Of 5000 . year 70 the widow Of
John A. logan. as Major General OF
Volnnlesrs. Mitchell stating thai the
hlil ps0poeed 70 do what Was done for
The widows Of GeneTals Hanceek and
Thomas.
Maxsy said be wouid prefer TO have
some further explanation Of the bill.
Tiers vas q great diesimilaFity between
Che ease OF General John A. Logan end
the oasss Of Generals Hancock and
Thomas, Who hsd spent their lives In
the army. In 20 far a. the pension Vas
oGnaeFnod be thought that she oase 81
0aneFal Logan ehould stand on the
aama principle a. that Of stheF oiliGens.
II he contracted In the army she dis
eass fFom which be died, th. 70 woul1
Be- SIMPLE grounds for pension for his
widow.
Mitchell stated thai be heard General
Logan sag be had been wounded Eve
timea, sad that be vas undou btedly en-
titled 70 q pension bat had never claim
ed one. He based this bill on the prop
0sitinn that the pension 10 granted 10
The widow OF cilixsn Who died from
TIE effects OF disease tThenmatlsml con
tEaeted In the service daring the var.
He referred 10 tbs analogous case Of q
pension given 70 the vtdew Of Francis
=. Blair.
Onllon stated that Gen. Logan had
contracted fheumatism on the battle
field OF FORT Donelson, where be laid in
the snow sll night. There vas nc
donht be died Of rheumatism, con.
traoted IL the service Of his country.
Bewell said be bad frequently heard
Gen. Logan describe bis saa-Fings frou
Fhsumatlsm 10 different fields Of ths
Was. II vas 90 plan 70 every member Of
hhe Pension C0mmittee, that Gen. LIE.
gan's death was dae TO that cause, thai
the Committee did not take the roubls
10 10 further into the anhisot
Veai offered an aenendment axinq toe
pension Of the widow Of Francis p
Blair % 5000 year. asserting that ii
he widou and family OF any man yer.
b Be paid eat Of the treasury, IN pFo
portion 10 hin public services, Il v 5 %.
widow and family Of Francis p. Blair
a. request Of HawlsY and other Ssna
tors, he withdrew the amendment, ant
The tiii pssssd without discussion.
Feat thereupon introduced q bill In
crossing tbe pension Of Mrs. Blair, ffoa
CSC . menth 10 5000 e year, and II hii
request, The bill was immedlaiely con
sidefed and paasea.
On metioa Of Edmunds.sha bin 70 ear
" into sfees the treaty uiih China, 10
ne suppression Of the opium tfaiiie, ga
taken no and ranaed without diVision,
The bill granting 10 the Kansas, Tex
90 and Southwestern Railroad Couh
panS right OF way across the For
Hayes military reservation, vas takes
up and passed.
The Senate then resumed oonaidera
ton Of the Inter State Commerce bin
end Platt concluded his Argument.
Plata, continuing bic AddFeaa on shs
Inter State Commerce hill. said Hena,
toFs were nOt here TO make raid %
railroad property; they were here 70 ID
justice By railroads and by tbs people
An nnfsmunerative rate vas iasi as an
reasonable aud injurious &c 100 hieh /
rate. End railroad companies wnalt
have 20 see 70 u, II the public welfar.
vas 30 be promoted. thai remuneraiiv.
rates for gFelght aRd passengers wwF,
reserved. II vas nos dealings In steel
~ remanerative railroads that pro
daced eanica, that made millionaifes
and paepere IN this country. H.
claimed the bill uaa Ia TIE directins ol
faFcing q consolidation Of Railroad con.
paniea and said THAI aome railroad usan
believed 10 that A. the heas outooms Of
The railroad problem. No aruer sen.
aenca had ever heen uttered than thai
where combination IL possible ooaapets-
ton 10 impossible. Thia bill len opsn
and invited The worst kind Of oomhina-
aen-the consolidation Of fAilroaa COZ !.
pofate capital. What wero railroads %
do u prohibited from nakine paolina
arFaneementaf TIE moaopoiies of this
eoenlry bad been built 90 tAe grave Of
weak oompetiaofG The bill Invited 4
erand monopoly az railroad capital In
thta eoontFy, which would Be bailt %
The efAves Of railroads that are not aba
10 stand IN eompstilion.
Morgan opposed he bill. After some
Further debeie. and after an executive
sseason. The senate adioarnea.
TIE Rease.
In Commities % tae whole the Houae
eensideFed The pension appropriation
bill. whteh appropFiates e76. ttf. 100, be-
tng unly 900 helov the estimates. ne
Fedaesten being NE ttsm for The r~nt u
otAeea for pensiee Agssta Wnhaui
aaaendment % discaesion tie biil Sas
teAd. repo I'D 10 the Honss and pasand.
fhe House then by yeas I&1, nays u,
vsnt tnao Commitfee # the Whole, Mr..
NpEiegeE, Of Illinois. il che chair. On he
Naval geOrrAnfn Gl4on hft4